When you think of a dragonfly, you may assume they belong to the fly family. However, despite what their name implies and the similarities shared between the two insects, dragonflies are not a ...

The first known dragonfly fossil had a wingspan of 29 inches. The Hine's emerald dragonfly, found in scattered locations throughout the Great Lakes region and Missouri, isn't anywhere near that size, ...

Dragonflies are pretty ancient and have been flying about on Earth since the Paleozoic Era, roughly 350 million years ago. Now, around 7,000 species live on every continent on Earth apart from ...